Ranya's Ramblings

Avon Road is a station on SEPTA's 101 and 102 trolley lines (D lines). This station is at the intersection of the combined 101/102 section and Avon Road, in Upper Darby, PA, hence the name.  Like every other trolley station, this station is completely disabled people cannot easily get on the trolleys, as they're high-floor and designed with steps. However, even if one was using low-floor trolleys that could bridge the gap between the station and the trolley, this station would still be inaccessible due to its staggered design and traffic flow issues. Tour 102 Trolley at Avon Road There is very little at this station. It's just two shelters, two platforms, and a few signs. All of the amenities of each shelter are at the very end of the shelter, as if it wasn't inaccessible enough otherwise.  Platform Old shelter There used to be a shelter much like the other older 101/102 shelters, but it seems to have been closed up and ab

Waterfront Entertainment Center is the southern terminus station on NJT's River Line located on the Camden Waterfront. This station exists to serve FreedomMortgage Pavillion, which oftentimes has things like concerts, and formerly a baseball team.  Tour River Line train This station is pretty similar to other River line stations but not quite.  Track 1 platform Industrial spur to Yorkship Track 2 platform Instead of there being a northern or southern track here, there are two terminal tracks and a switch. That's one of the only things making Waterfront Entertainment Center different from any other River Line station at all.  The surrounding area Much of the area around Waterfront Entertainment Center is just parking. So much parking. Do you need this much parking? Does anyone need this much parking? More parking FreedomMortgage Pavilion, which the station is basically named after Bat

Gwynedd Valley is a station on SEPTA's Lansdale - Doylestown line at its intersection with Plymouth Avenue in the small village of Gwynedd Valley, PA.  History Information about the history of Gwynedd Valley station is scarce. This station dates back to the 1850s. It's unknown if the station building is that old, or if it's actually a newer station built by the Reading Railroad after the acquisition of the North Penn Railroad main line. Not long after Gwynedd Valley station was built, wealthy people started moving to that area in droves. Today, many very wealthy people still live in the area.  Gwynedd Valley station is well known for an illustration of it being on the October 7th, 1961 cover of the Saturday Evening Post . This is illustrated by well-known illustrator John Falter, at the time a resident of Whitpain Township, PA.   Tour Much as you'd expect, this station really has not changed all that much in the last centu

Trenton Transit Center is a major train station located along Clinton Avenue in Trenton, NJ. This station has service from Amtrak, NJT, and SEPTA.  History Old postcard of the train station  Trenton has had train service for almost two centuries. Originally rail service to Trenton started in 1832, as Trenton was the terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad. This arrangement stayed the same until 1865, when a new Trenton station was built on the site of the current station. This station was then rebuilt two other times, first in the 1976 and then again in 2006, with the current station being finished in 2008.  Services Section with NJT bus schedules. The area for train schedules is on the other side, behind the point of view of this photo.  There are multiple types of services that run to Trenton Transit Center from multiple agencies:  Amtrak Many Amtrak trains use the Northeast Corridor to get to New York City/points north or south of that.